Are we close to a crowded trade ‘tipping point’?
Investors have shown no signs of breaking their broader entanglement with the Magnificent Seven
Investment Association
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UK investors pull £24.3bn from IA funds in 2023
UK equity strategies suffered £14bn net outflows over the year
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Elections bring uncertainty but investors must stay hopeful
Investors must pay less attention to immediate politics and instead focus on long-term climate policies
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Hidden Gems: Five top-performing funds in the IA North America
A look at five funds in a tech-heavy sector that tends to shine when growth is in favour but struggle when value is the mode
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UK small caps: Depressed for a reason, or at the cusp of a multi-year supercycle?
The host of headwinds battering UK smaller companies has prompted a crisis of faith among investors. Is the sector down and out or on the cusp of a supercycle?
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Are income investors turning a blind eye to the world’s dividend powerhouse?
Money continues to flow out of the UK equity income sector, yet dividend growth is on the up
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Head to head: Will 2024 be the year of the bond?
While the much-touted ‘year of the bond’ never materialised in 2023, Yoram Lustig of T Rowe Price and Liontrust’s Phil Milburn explain why investors are sticking with fixed income
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IA: Funds achieve net inflows of £1.1bn in November as monetary outlook brightens
A potential end to interest rate hikes injected optimism back into UK investors, who favoured passive funds over their active counterparts
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IA: Investors withdraw £137m in October, steadying from September’s £1.5bn
Short term money market brings in £650m while UK all companies loses £939m
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Guardians of the galaxy: What does the future of asset management look like?
As more and more long-serving managers hang up their spreadsheets, DFMs and wealth managers surmise what the future of asset management will look like
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Head to Head: Taking stock of the US
Anthony Willis of Columbia Threadneedle and Felix Wintle, manager of the VT Tyndall North America fund, argue the case for investing in US equities right now
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UK equities: Dinosaurs or desirable?
Darius McDermott and Martin Walker discuss whether investors are right to be spurning their domestic market as they leave the UK All Companies sector in droves